Nicolas Cage has made some mind-bendingly awful movies over the years, but there can be little doubt that down at the bottom of the barrel, Ghost Rider is right at the top of the heap. It might have been a bit worse if they’d stuffed Nick into a bear suit and added some bees and whatnot, but not by much. So it speaks volumes about Cage’s unerring eye for a misguided project that he’s ready to sign on for Ghost Rider 2, now with extra Dan Brown goodness:

I would make it much less of a Western and more of an international story.’ The ‘National Treasure’ actor… further uttered that the new concept will still include the early rumored storyline, which is to bring the skull-faced character in a battle with evil in Europe alongside the Catholic Church.”

So: sort of a cross between Angels and Demons and a deranged biker comic book. Columbia Pictures is threatening to release this monstrosity next year. However, they still haven’t picked a director or a scriptwriter, so with any luck Ghost Rider 2 is still a few years down the road. After all, the first Ghost Rider made more money than Watchmen, which means we’re so deep in decline civilization will probably collapse before they can unleash the sequel.